DISHEARTENMENT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

disheartenment

noun

Definition of disheartenment

as in despair

the state of being discouraged our excusable disheartenment in the face of overwhelming odds against winning the game

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What really sets Black Doves apart, though, are its lovable characters and its beguiling mix of laughs and tears, which flirt with existential despair without ever fully tipping into it.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
The throngs of freedmen and women only compounded white Georgians’ despair.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of despair

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His latest assignment is to cheer up young siblings Gabby (Xochitl Gomez, The Baby-Sitters Club) and Sebastian (Tiago Martinez), whose single mother (an underused America Ferrera) has just moved the family to a new town, much to their dismay.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
Fans, including many who had traveled out of state for the event, took to the comments to share their dismay over the announcement.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

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